A randomized 25 question test from a pool of 761 questions, good luck!
Which of the messaging types below is best described as communication by sending a command, initiated by the scanner module, to all field device on the segment?
Communication technology is generally specific to a type of area network. Which of the area networks below would IDSN and VPN be used primarily?
There are several fields in an Ethernet message frame structure. Which of the answers represent the content of the FCS field in the Ethernet message frame?
There are numerous I/O modules that a typical DCS has access to. Which of the modules below is described as one that allows for a data connection to other networks, or RTUs and PLCs?
Which of the answers below best describes the transmission mode of data between two DCE devices?
Which of the answers below best represents the recommended standard that uses a balanced transmission system?
SCADA control systems are similar to other control system, but the components for a SCADA system vary slightly. Which of the components below would be designed to reduce transmission of the records of alarms and/or events?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the IP address they use. Which of the answers corresponds best to the address in row "F"?
Every IPv4 address is made up of two distinct components that identifies a specific host and a network segment. Which of the answers below names both of those components?
There are several layers in the DCS architecture. Which of the levels below would have direct control over the alarming system?
Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make use of a DeviceNet protocol?
Software for programming or configuration is an integral part of any HMI. Which of the interfaces below can be best described as allowing the creation of new projects?
There are many options to choose from for alarm states. Which of the following alarm states can be best described as a temporary suppression of an alarm?
Which of the recommended standards below is best describes as a DTE to DCE connection only?
Which of the answers below is best described as the protocol that first made use of CIP?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls only on the ISO physical and data link layers?
CSMA/CD is used as an access method that uses constructive interference detection for any data collisions. Which of the OSI layers does this detection occur on?
Parameter settings program the behavior of the function block. Which of the parameters below can be described as one that receives data from another block?
Which of the answers below best describes the cable used for the drop lines in the DeviceNet transmission system?
Which of the answers below is not an advantage of digital communications to field devices?
There are several different ways to let an operator know about an alarm in any HMI. Which of the answers below would best be described as a vibrations given off by a device?
Which of the Hart access methods below can be best described as one that the scan rates are substantially increased over the master/slave method?
There are several advanced alarm methods available that provide a greater level of functionality. Which of the methods below can be used if an interpretation of the plant can approximate its state?
The addition of BCC to the message frame increases the efficiency of detecting errors in transmissions. which one of the error check systems based on a mathematical expression and is available to be used on data frames too large for any other method of error checking?
Communication technology is generally specific to a type of area network. Which of the area networks below would IDSN and DSL be used primarily?